8:00 A.M.

Registration Opens

9:00 A.M.

Affordable Care Act Employer Reporting - Are you ready?

Speaker:
Aaron L. Polkoski, Vice President, Benefits Consultant - Segal Consulting

The time to begin completing mandatory reports for the Affordable Care Act is rapidly approaching. Is your organization ready? This session will review important information reporting requirements and deadlines that we all need to be familiar with.

9:45 A.M.

Bond Elections 101

Speakers:
Zach Sakas, Attorney, Gust Rosenfeld P.L.C.
Nick Dodd, Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets, LLC

Due to Arizona state budget law, the issuance of bonds requires an election. During this session the speakers will walk through the process of bond elections.

11:45 A.M.

Lunch

1:00 P.M.

Contract Record Keeping & Procurement

Speakers:
Tim Burkeen, Purchasing and Materials Manager, Glendale
Stacy Saltzburg, Deputy City Clerk, Flagstaff

In this session the speakers will cover the City of Flagstaff's use of imaging software to track and maintain their contracts and agreements along with their associated expiration dates and insurance requirements. The speakers will also discuss the rules, regulations and laws as they relate to municipal procurement, purchasing records and the best practices on how to manage them.

2:40 P.M.

Arizona Public Records Law

Speaker:
Lisa Maxwell, Town Clerk, Gilbert

Arizona Public Records Law requires records maintained by state, county, and municipal governments generally be made available to the public upon request. Under Arizona Public Records Law the public can request in writing to examine or copy these types of public records.

While most agency records are available to the public, certain records may be withheld from disclosure due to their confidential nature. In this session the speaker will cover the laws that pertain to public records and their disclosure by Arizona public bodies.

3:30 P.M.

Training Concludes